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Research shows possibility to shift the circadian rhythm of 'night owls'

A simple tweak to the sleeping patterns of 'night owls' - people with extreme late sleeping and waking habits - could lead to significant improvements in sleep/wake timings, improved performance in the mornings, better eating habits and a decrease in depression and stress.

10 Jun 2019

Study suggests link between insufficient sleep and mental health symptoms in collegiate students

Preliminary results from a new study suggest that there is a dose-response relationship between insufficient sleep and mental health symptoms in collegiate students, including varsity athletes.

10 Jun 2019

Counseling may also benefit parents of depressed teens involved in treatment

Teen depression can affect parents' marital satisfaction, a new Northwestern Medicine study has found. Parents often seek mental health treatment for a child struggling with depression, but the treatment shouldn’t stop with the depressed teen, suggests the study

10 Jun 2019

Sleep disturbances linked to mental health problems among survivors of natural disaster

Preliminary results from a new study suggest that sleep disturbances are associated with mental health problems among survivors of a natural disaster even two years after the event.

8 Jun 2019

Employees' mental and physical health can affect workplace productivity

Mental and physical health are the most important factors affecting workplace productivity, reports an open-access paper in the June Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine.

8 Jun 2019

Bacteriophage can have a profound impact on the dynamics of gut microbiome, study finds

The gut microbiome is a complex, interconnected ecosystem of species. And, like any ecosystem, some organisms are predators and some are prey.

7 Jun 2019

Legal promise of equal mental health treatment often falls short

Amanda Bacon's eating disorder was growing worse. She had lost 60% of her body weight and was consuming about 100 calories a day.

7 Jun 2019

Neuroscientists use novel technology-based tools to predict schizophrenia

Schizophrenia, a psychiatric disorder that affects about 1% of the population,is a leading cause of functional disability in the United States.

7 Jun 2019

Study explores contributors to postinjury mental health symptoms in urban black men

Although injury is unexpected and acute, it can result in long-term health problems and disability. Up to half of all patients experience postinjury depression and posttraumatic stress disorder in the months after injury, increasing suboptimal recovery, disability, and costs for care.

6 Jun 2019

Mother’s physical and emotional health during pregnancy has an effect on baby’s health

Athletes invest hours practicing before a big game. Runners train for months leading up to a marathon. A mother-to-be should likewise prepare herself for the mental and physical rigor of pregnancy, labor and caring for a newborn.

6 Jun 2019

Keeping kids healthy and sane in a digital world

Smartphones, tablets and video consoles can be addictive. They interfere with sleep. They draw kids into an alternate universe, often distracting them from more productive — and healthier — real-world activities. And they are linked to anxiety and depression, learning disabilities and obesity.

6 Jun 2019

Chemical changes in the brain may be associated with unexplained motor symptoms

A new study finds that people who have movement problems, symptoms that cannot be explained by an underlying disease, may have chemical changes in specific areas of the brain.

6 Jun 2019

Weak economic conditions may affect children's mental health, study finds

Research linking economic conditions and health often does not consider children's mental health problems. In a new Health Economics study, investigators found that U.S. children's mental health worsened as the economy weakened.

6 Jun 2019

NIH funds clinical trials to assess applicability of genomics for treating chronic diseases

The National Institutes of Health will fund clinical trials to assess the benefits, applicability and efficacy of applying genomic medicine interventions to improve management of diseases such as high blood pressure, depression and chronic pain.

6 Jun 2019

On campaign trail, Joe Biden highlights nation’s lack of school psychologists

Outlining his education platform on May 28, former vice president and 2020 Democratic presidential contender Joe Biden put the spotlight on an often-ignored mental health problem: kids' access to mental health care.

6 Jun 2019

Chronic inflammation removes motivation by reducing dopamine in the brain

Why do we feel listless when we are recovering from an illness? The answer is, apparently, that low-grade chronic inflammation interferes with the dopaminergic signaling system in the brain that motivates us to do things.

5 Jun 2019

Research on cannabis use in women limited, finds new study

A new study from the University of York shows that research into the association of psychosis with cannabis focuses almost completely on men users, significantly limiting our knowledge of the drug’s effects on human health.

5 Jun 2019

Diabetes drug reduces anxiety-like behaviors in mice

The antidiabetic medication metformin reduces anxiety-like behaviors in male mice by increasing serotonin availability in the brain, according to a study published in JNeurosci.

From Society for Neuroscience 4 Jun 2019

Analysis: Why Alexa’s bedside manner is bad for health care

Amazon has opened a new health care frontier: Now Alexa can be used to transmit patient data. Using this new feature — which Amazon labeled as a "skill" — a company named Livongo will allow diabetes patients — which it calls "members" — to use the device to "query their last blood sugar reading, blood sugar measurement trends, and receive insights and Health Nudges that are personalized to them."

4 Jun 2019

Large national study of veterans highlights health disparities and areas of unmet needs

For the first time, a large national population of United States veterans used the same standardized tool that the general population uses for tracking health.

4 Jun 2019

Mental Health News and Research

Latest Mental Health News and Research

Research shows possibility to shift the circadian rhythm of 'night owls'

Study suggests link between insufficient sleep and mental health symptoms in collegiate students

Counseling may also benefit parents of depressed teens involved in treatment

Sleep disturbances linked to mental health problems among survivors of natural disaster

Employees' mental and physical health can affect workplace productivity

Bacteriophage can have a profound impact on the dynamics of gut microbiome, study finds

Legal promise of equal mental health treatment often falls short

Neuroscientists use novel technology-based tools to predict schizophrenia

Study explores contributors to postinjury mental health symptoms in urban black men

Mother’s physical and emotional health during pregnancy has an effect on baby’s health

Keeping kids healthy and sane in a digital world

Chemical changes in the brain may be associated with unexplained motor symptoms

Weak economic conditions may affect children's mental health, study finds

NIH funds clinical trials to assess applicability of genomics for treating chronic diseases

On campaign trail, Joe Biden highlights nation’s lack of school psychologists

Chronic inflammation removes motivation by reducing dopamine in the brain

Research on cannabis use in women limited, finds new study

Diabetes drug reduces anxiety-like behaviors in mice

Analysis: Why Alexa’s bedside manner is bad for health care

Large national study of veterans highlights health disparities and areas of unmet needs

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